The minimum wage in California is $16 an hour. Because this is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in The Golden State must be paid at least $16 an hour.
As of April 1, 2024, fast food workers minimum wage is $20 per hour.
Quite a few local governments in California have passed ordinances establishing a higher minimum wage. If you work in one of these cities or counties, you are entitled to earn the higher local minimum wage amount.
Los Angeles County Minimum Wage
In unincorporated Los Angeles County, the current minimum wage is $16.90 per hour.
Long Beach Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in Long Beach, California, is $16 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities in California are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and many have done so. To find out whether Long Beach has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit the city's website at https://www.longbeach.gov/.